Even Trump said it would be impossible to send American troops 9,000 miles to Taiwan to fight the Chinese, if Taiwan was stupid enough to declare indpendence
This is the big difference between the 20th-century military mindset and the reality of the 21st century. China plans 20 years ahead, while the White House changes global strategy every 8 years.
The problem with these old hacks is that they employ the same hubris and propaganda slogans which they have used effectively on an ignorant and uneducated domestic audience and try to parrot it to real experts internationally and they become a laughing stock. Poor Prof Mabubani, never seen him so flustered.
I always wondered cause if one visit any engineering department at top universities in the U.S. , you would hear Chinese mandarin language spoken everywhere . That’s why I have serious doubts about the numbers being only 30 percent or higher.
The propaganda programs like this always left the last words for its own guests, which doesn't give the other side an opportunity to debunk. It doesn't matter whether the last words are true or not.
Fantasy and Reality are two opposite conditions. If people can't tell between them, they are not there yet. So, it's best to leave it be. The time will come.
Well, when you show disrespect for China, China just disown you in their economic world. Look at the dozen or so countries that still have consulates in Taiwan.
China loves being underestimated, especially by dumb people who run our govt and pundits who are more concerned about their “exceptionalism” than the truth
This white guy does not understand. US has years of combat experiences how many wars US has won fighting. Yes China has never fought any war destroying lives and homes. China has won many friends globally and diplomatically in bringing countries closer and enjoying share wealth and harmony
China has not fought a war in the past 40 years, fine
China has not lost a war in the past 100 years
Imagine china gets into a war today, would it be more likely that china will go all in and fight to the end or accept defeat? No Chinese leader can survive a lost war thus legitimacy to rule.
How many wars USA fought and lost recently, walk away and blame the last president for everything is a far more better choice for the USA leader
So who do you put your money on?
Re: demographics, China isn't competing with manual labour. It's competing with AI and robots.
Re: combat experience, a war between China and the USA would be like no war the USA has ever fought. Modern warfare today has advanced far beyond the warfare of 50-100 years ago. The weapon system technologies completely change the game.
In other words, both China and the USA are on a level playing field. Both are equally inexperienced.
The problem is that the USA's military doctrine is stuck in the past. China has been looking forward into the future.
China doesn't need to invade Taiwan. If Taiwan returned back to China rule! Then Taiwan will be just be another autonomous region like Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Macau.....
US should stop exposing itself as the toothless paper tiger and stop extending its war losing streak especially after WWII...If US can't defeat men in caves wearing flip flops with ancient kalashnikovs for 20 years or defeat poor Houthis in the Red Sea or Iran/Russia. How can US defeat a peer power like China.
Talk about the 100 year war since WW2. America draining itself dry trying to control the world. The last twenty years has only been the final act. America will soon die. Gratefully
Yes, the great western lie. The Chinese population is aging. However China has 25 million STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) graduates every year. The West is screwed....just keep building bombs.
All China needs to do is to wipe out the entire Radar System and the Electric Power Plants in Taiwan which needs about couple hours and then stop. Taiwan will bent the KNEES asking to restore the System in Exchange for political settlement. And China will be very easy on Taiwan. China has said before that Taiwan needs to drop the name R O C ( Republic of China), abandon the national (?) Flag, and drop the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( and change to office of outside affairs ) and that is ALL. Taiwan can go on as usual before this change. China will pour money there to assist the infrastructures . There will be very minimal disturbances.
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